Mutations and Protein Synthesis

What mutation has occurred here? 
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Frameshift 

A mutation is a _______________ in the nucleotide base sequence of a gene.

• wrinkle

• change

• bump

• tumor

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

I carry a copy of the Genetic info from the nucleus to the ribosome. Who Am I?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

A triplet (3 bases)  of mRNA is called a

• codon
• anticodon
• amino acid
• peptide bond

Amino acids are joined together in order to form

• DNA
• ribosomes
• proteins 
• RNA

What is the correct sequence?

• RNA --> DNA --> Protein
• Protein --> RNA --> DNA
• DNA --> RNA --> Protein
• DNA --> Protein --> RNA

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

• mRNA / a protein
• a protein / mRNA
• Ribosome / Nucleus
• mRNA / tRNA

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
• the color of the nitrogen bases
• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a 

• Insertion- Frameshift

• Substitution

• Deletion